OK Youth Pastor Gets 14 Years On Child Porn Charges

From the Justice Department:

A former youth pastor was sentenced today for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Chaz Chinsethagid, 34, of Jenks, to serve 168 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Chinsethagid will also be required to register as a sex offender.

According to court documents, from December 2023 through March 2024, Chinsethagid knowingly entered an online chat room. He engaged in several conversations and initiated a conversation with someone he believed to be 14 years old.

Chinsethagid spoke with the 14-year-old about school and quickly turned the conversation sexual. He then attempted to entice the 14-year-old to participate in a video call or provide sexually explicit photos.

Chinsethagid further admitted to possessing explicit videos and images of children, some under 12 years old, engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Chinsethagid will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Homeland Security Investigations and the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert prosecuted the case.

Read the full press release.

3 Tulsa-area SBC leaders wrote character letters for a frmr youth pastor convicted of child sex abuse material crimes, citing God’s grace & pledging support after prison.

The youth pastor, Chaz Chinsethagid, has been sentenced to 14 yrs in federal prison.https://t.co/eJWpIPSXsW

— Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) May 19, 2025